Editor's note: This article includes discussions of self-harm/suicide and  violence that maybe triggering for some individuals.

There seems to be an extra dose of sadness and negativity in the world these days.  I pride myself on being a realist who tries to apply logic over emotion, but lately I feel like I've been pushed to my limits.  I'm from a town of about a thousand people in the Northwest corner of Missouri, and even though I've made a home in NYC for over two decades, when the community I grew up in hurts, I hurt too.  

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